Wren Wagenbach's photo of a sunset stroll on Hannegan Peak won 1st place in the Fieldwork/Lifestyle category of our photo contest. Wren was a member of our crew surveying birds in the national parks of the Pacific Northwest as part of the NPS's Inventory and Monitoring Program. 🪶

🪶 🌱 This photo of Avalanche Lillies was taken by Melissa Marshall in Olympic National Park and won 1st place in the botany category of our photo contest. Melissa was a member of our backcountry bird surveying team in the National Parks of the Pacific Northwest this year.

Griffin Marti's photo of an Edith's Checkerspot butterfly drying its wings on Silver Bush Lupine won first place in the other wildlife category of our photo contest. Griffin worked on our Spotted Owl monitoring crew on the Stanislaus National Forest. 🦉

Wren Wagenbach's photo of the view from Copper Mountain Lookout at sunset took 2nd place in the scenery category of our photo contest. Wren was a member of our crew surveying birds in the national parks of the Pacific Northwest as part of the NPS's Inventory and Monitoring Program. 🪶

🪶🦋 Nick Spigler's photo of a White-barred Emerald (Nemoria bifilata) took 2nd in the other wildlife category of our photo contest. Nick worked on our bird monitoring crew at Fort Bragg in NC- home to large remnants of the endangered longleaf pine ecosystem & its associated the bird community.

🪶 The answer to this week's #BitOBird quiz is....Black-billed Magpie! Congrats to our winner @shasta.bird.gay ! Don't worry if you missed it this week, we'll post another quiz next Monday at 11am ET/10am CT/9am MT/8am PT.

Here's the clue for this week's #BitOBird game! Can you ID this bird from just this little bit? (Note: we stick to North American birds, if not we’ll tell you.) 1st to reply w/ the correct answer gets bird nerd bragging rights. If you're stumped, we'll post the answer in 2 hrs 🪶

"A study specifically designed to monitor Loggerhead Shrikes with camera traps could reveal even more about their occupancy, habitat use, and behaviors, and may provide insights to their ecology that are difficult to capture with other survey methods." #ornithology

🪶🌎🧪 WE'RE HIRING!!! Want to band fabulous birds on a far-flung island in the Western Pacific? We need to fill this position ASAP. More information here: birdpop.org/docs/jobs/Ro...

Last night I got to visit the massive winter crow roost in Lawrence, MA, where (for unknown reasons) up to 15,000 American crows and fish crows come together each night to sleep. Sound on!! Unless you have a Hitchcock-related phobia. 🧪

🪶🌎🧪 WE'RE HIRING!!! Want to band fabulous birds on a far-flung island in the Western Pacific? We need to fill these 2 positions ASAP. More information here: birdpop.org/docs/job...

🪶🌎🧪 WE'RE HIRING!!! Want to band fabulous birds on a far-flung island in the Western Pacific? We need to fill these 2 positions ASAP. More information here: birdpop.org/docs/jobs/Ro...

🪶 The answer to this week's #BitOBird quiz is....Say's Phoebe! Congrats to our winner, #BitOBird pro @dane2.bsky.social ! Don't worry if you missed it this week, we'll post another quiz next Monday at 11am ET/10am CT/9am MT/8am PT.

3 great words on a Monday morning: Accepted for publication! Our paper "Hushed disputes between noisy neighbours: Ovenbirds vary song amplitude during conflicts with territorial rivals" is coming to Animal Behaviour. 🤫🎶🐦 By Connor Acorn, Jenn Foote, and me. [📷: J. Foote] @animbehsociety.bsky.social

Here's the clue for this week's #BitOBird game! Can you ID this bird from just this little bit? (Note: we stick to North American birds, if not we’ll tell you.) 1st to reply w/ the correct answer gets bird nerd bragging rights. If you're stumped, we'll post the answer in 2 hrs 🪶

Did you ask for a bird fact? No, but you're getting one whether you like it or not. 🪶

I’m recruiting a PhD and MSC student for fall 2026 working on the movement ecology and conservation of Mexican spotted owls in SW forests and rocky canyonlands. Exciting partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory. Great vibrant lab group, high impact research! 🦉 gavinmjones.com/opportunities/

Woohoo! Excited to attend, And I really hope it is in mid-to-late August, after the MAPS banding/ringing season is over! @instbirdpop.bsky.social @eounion.bsky.social

🪶🌱 Nick Spigler's photo of a Savannah Meadowbeauty took 2nd in the botany category of our photo contest. Nick worked on our bird monitoring crew at Fort Bragg in NC, which is home to some of the largest remnants of the endangered longleaf pine ecosystem and the bird community associated with it.

Wren Wagenbach's photo of her backcountry camp in North Cascades National Park took 2nd place in the fieldwork/lifestyle category of our photo contest. Wren was a member of our crew surveying birds in the national parks of the PNW as part of the NPS's Inventory and Monitoring Program. 🪶

🪶 The answer to this week's #BitOBird quiz is....Mallard! Congrats to our winner @pavlovcat.bsky.social ! Don't worry if you missed it this week, we'll post another quiz next Monday at 11am ET/10am CT/9am MT/8am PT.

Here's the clue for this week's #BitOBird game! Can you ID this bird from just this little bit? (Note: we stick to North American birds, if not we’ll tell you.) 1st to reply w/ the correct answer gets bird nerd bragging rights. If you're stumped, we'll post the answer in 2 hrs 🪶

Our project on #Soundscapes in #Oak #Woodlands led by my incrdible wife, Maia with @uwmadison.bsky.social Zuzana Burivalova at #BarabooHills was featured in @nature.org (magazine) Check more: @bhrc.bsky.social that includes longterm #birdringing @instbirdpop.bsky.social tinyurl.com/nhk3kzxx

Give a gift with double the benefit! Your favorite bird nerd 🪶 gets a cool new mug, hoodie, or more- and the proceeds help fund IBP's science to support effective conservation. All orders printed on demand so there's no waste. Check out our merch here: www.bonfire.com/stor...

We're thankful for the birds and so much more! Happy Thanksgiving from your friends at IBP. 🪶

This photo of a Golden-crowned Kinglet in North Cascades National Park by Eric Guzman won 2nd place in the Birds category of our photo contest. Eric was a member of our backcountry bird surveying team in the National Parks of the Pacific Northwest this year. 🪶🌎🧪

Can I interest you in some snoods, wattles, & caruncles? 🦃 This post is full of turktastic facts for the big day, as well as a wee bit of shameless self-promotion. But hey, I have some stuff to be thankful for! 🧪 jasonbittel.substack.com/p/here-have-...

Sorry we missed #bitobird this week but we'll be back Dec. 1!

🪶🌎🧪 2025 was a challenging year for many, including IBP. Read all about it and the great work we did despite the chaos in our newly released 2025 Annual Report → storymaps.arcgis.com...

#Wisdom is back! The world’s oldest known living banded bird, Mōlī (Laysan albatross) queen, has returned to Kuailhelani (Midway Atoll). #Birds

🪶 The answer to this week's #BitOBird quiz is....Williamson's Sapsucker! Congrats to our winner @awiner.bsky.social ! Well done! Don't worry if you missed it this week, we'll post another quiz next Monday at 11am ET/10am CT/9am MT/8am PT.

Here's the clue for this week's #BitOBird game! Can you ID this bird from just this little bit? (Note: we stick to North American birds, if not we’ll tell you.) 1st to reply w/ the correct answer gets bird nerd bragging rights. If you're stumped, we'll post the answer in 2 hrs 🪶

🪶Nick Spigler's photo of a leaf-footed bug took 3rd in the "other wildlife" category of our photo contest. Nick worked on our bird monitoring crew at Fort Bragg in NC, which is home to some of the largest remnants of the endangered longleaf pine ecosystem and the bird community associated with it.

🪶 This photo of Olympic paintbrush, was taken by Melissa Marshall in Olympic National Park (of course!) and won 3rd place in the botany category of our photo contest. Melissa was a member of our backcountry bird surveying team in the National Parks of the Pacific Northwest this year.

🪶🌎🧪New research from IBP and the National Park Service on Pinyon-Juniper bird communities. You can read about it on our blog and access the paper here: birdpop.org/pages/blogPo...

Wren Wagenbach's photo of Mount Rainier took 3rd place in the scenery category of our photo contest. Wren was a member of our crew surveying birds in the national parks of the Pacific Northwest as part of the NPS's Inventory and Monitoring Program. 🪶

Asch Nighthawk, a member of our bird monitoring crew on the island of Rota in the western Pacific, also won third place in the fieldwork/lifestyle category with this photo of crewmate Annika relaxing after the day's work was done. 🪶

Baby pigeon mystery. My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...

Each year IBP holds a photo contest for our seasonal employees. This photo of a Brown Booby by Asch Nighthawk took 3rd place this year. Asch was a member of our Tropical MAPS crew, monitoring birds on the island of Rota, CNMI in the western Pacific. 🪶🌎🧪

🪶 The answer to this week's #BitOBird quiz is....Yellow-bellied Sapsucker! Congrats to our winner @birderk.bsky.social ! Don't worry if you missed it this week, we'll post another quiz next Monday at 11am ET/10am CT/9am MT/8am PT.

Here's the clue for this week's #BitOBird game! Can you ID this bird from just this little bit? (Note: we stick to North American birds, if not we’ll tell you.) 1st to reply w/ the correct answer gets bird nerd bragging rights. If you're stumped, we'll post the answer in 2 hrs 🪶

🪶 Have a great weekend!

Did you ask for a bird fact? No, but you're getting one whether you like it or not. 🪶

🪶 A big thank you to Mount Diablo Bird Alliance for their generous support of IBP during these uncertain times when many of our projects with our federal partners have been cancelled. We are grateful for you!

🪶 Are you a fan of our Unsolicited Bird Facts? Do you force avian trivia on your friends? You need this mug! Plus, your purchase will benefit a great non-profit that does research to support effective conservation of #birds and other wildlife. www.bonfire.com/unso...

Way to go @dane2.bsky.social ! You are our winner!

🪶 The answer to this week's #BitOBird quiz is....Montezuma Quail! Congrats to our winner! Don't worry if you missed it this week, we'll post another quiz next Monday at 11am ET/10am CT/9am MT/8am PT.

Here's the clue for this week's #BitOBird game! Can you ID this bird from just this little bit? (Note: we stick to North American birds, if not we’ll tell you.) 1st to reply w/ the correct answer gets bird nerd bragging rights. If you're stumped, we'll post the answer in 2 hrs 🪶

🪶 Happy Hall-🦉-ween! How do you like my costume?

Our Motus Audio recorders are picking up some unusual migratory activity this Halloween night... Scarlet Tanagers and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks passing over our night flight call microphones! 🎃🕊️ Keep your ears to the skies Natalie and Madison!